Committee to Protect Civil discussed the results of the year, describing it as a continuation and deepening of the crisis in all spheres, including human rights. After the amnesty of a large group of political prisoners in the spring, followed by a new wave of arrests of civil society activists and the courts over them, such as the court trials in the "Nardaran case", the authors of the graffiti on the monument to Heydar Aliyev, the case of the Popular Front activist Fuad Gahramanli and Faig Amirov. The year was also marked by another tightening of legislation in the field of media, Internet users and in general against individual freedom. In the economic sphere, according to the expert economist Gubad Ibadoglu, the situation has deteriorated in all directions, including the fall of the manat, the decline in living standards, rising unemployment, the country's external debt, reducing foreign exchange reserves.
"According to official data, in the past year 50,000people have lost jobs, but when you consider that the average family consists of 4.5 persons, this means serious financial problems for 220 thousand people…" he said, noting, that millions of people have been affected by the crisis.
During the discussions, the committee members agreed that without the restoration of civil liberties in the country, to bring about change for the better will not succeed. In this sense, it puts into question the implementation of the road maps of strategic social and economic reforms announced by the government for the next year.
A separate topic of the meeting was the Karabakh issue, its condition in 2016. Chairman of the National Committee of Helsinki Civil Assembly Arzu Abdullayeva said that for the first time after more than a decade lock, create the conditions for dialogue between civil society representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"However, the authorities are willing to control the process of "public diplomacy." However, this approach is ineffective without the free participation in the dialogue of representatives of various civil society groups," she said.
The meeting decided to hold a broad analysis of the situation of the human rights and freedoms in 2016, and produce a single final document and its publishing.-0-
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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Variable cloudiness, with occasional overcast skies and no precipitation will be in Baku and Absheron Peninsular. At night and in the morning, fog and light drizzle are expected in some areas. A southeast wind will shift to a northwest wind by the evening. The air temperature will be +1 to +6°C at night and +8 to +11°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology.
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50% discount on select "SuperSən" tariff packages with the purchase of Xiaomi smartphones The leading mobile operator of the country Azercell is launching a special campaign in celebration of Youth Day. Customers purchasing a Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 series smartphone at Azercell Exclusive stores and official dealer stores will receive a 50% discount on the "SuperSən 6GB" and "SuperSən 10GB" tariff packages for two months.
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